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H02 C12500 Copper vs. H02 C40500 Penny Bronze

Both H02 C12500 copper and H02 C40500 penny bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H02 (half hard) temper. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is H02 C12500 copper and the bottom bar is H02 C40500 penny bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 13
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 40
60
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 50
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 180
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 350
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 92
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 93
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
30
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38
53
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.3
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.012
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
94 to 96
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.1 to 5.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5